Plains and painted trees, the long south willow street
The raging river turning
Feelings never change and the names remain the same
As children go on learning

Like all the town she fights, she prays she'll do it right
With nature's sounds to guide her safely through the night

All of Manchester together to carry the weight that is life
That has changed overnight
Let the good lend their hands as the old teach the young
This is all of Manchester together to carry us on

The shades of red and white in the blinking of an eye
The blue's not far behind
Free to live for the price of a cold November night
A chill that never dies

Like all the town she fights, she prays she'll do it right
With nature's sounds to guide her safely through the night

All of Manchester together to carry the weight that is life
That has changed overnight
Let the good lend their hands as the old teach the young
This is all of Manchester together to carry us on

Now Father Roger speaks
He brings us to our knees, it's beautiful

All of Manchester together to carry the weight that is life
That has changed overnight
Let the good lend their hands as the old teach the young
This is all of Manchester together to carry us on, to carry us on

So let the good lend their hands as the old teach the young
This is all of Manchester together to carry us on